Educators in the region’s colleges and universities say they are seeing a steady growth in students interested in majoring in engineering disciplines, and the ones coming into their programs are showing more knowledge and have more hands-on experience than in the past.

Seven leaders in different sectors of Harrisburg-based global infrastructure and engineering firm Gannett Fleming have been named as the company’s newest stockholders.

Steve Yingst founded his engineering consulting franchise in Hershey to offer pre-purchase home inspections— a practice that was still in its infancy in Pennsylvania when he opened Criterium-Yingst Engineers in 1990.

Aaron Barnes, 44, was recently promoted to vice president at Urban Engineers, providing construction support services from the firm’s Mechanicsburg office. He has been with Urban for 20 years, working on projects with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, among others.

Commercial-building construction debris is a significant challenge. But this challenge also presents opportunities to achieve benefits when using a strategic and sustainable management approach.

The PA Drone Association is on a mission. A burgeoning industry is literally taking off nationwide, and members of the nascent Harrisburg-based group want to ensure Pennsylvania doesn’t get left behind.

Vaughn Silar Jr., founding principal of Paragon Engineering Services Inc., is stepping down as president and CEO this week. He will be succeeded in the role by COO Pete Shovlin.

Since 1955, T&W Traffic Control has decorated midstate streets and highways in orange, yellow and white.

Canadian engineering giant WSP Global has acquired Leach Wallace Associates, which has an office in York Township, for an undisclosed sum.

Timothy Miller, 55, joined Enola-based Dawood Engineering as director of energy services in June 2018. He has more than 30 years of experience in the field, most recently serving as director of oil and gas Appalachian Basin water management services for a large international engineering consulting firm.

Michelle Brummer, 47, is a project manager and senior environmental planner for Camp Hill-based Gannett Fleming and has been with the company since 2001.

Gannett Fleming Inc. has purchased a California engineering firm, the Cumberland County company's fourth deal in the last seven months.